Let’s chat about how Tim Hortons gave me the best idea the other day!
Previous Seasonal Collections
I love photographing the seasons - the transition from one to the next, the different things that nature provides depending on that season and I’ve been bundling these photos into seasonal collections.
So last Autumn I did Chasing Fall and the main purpose was to chase the changing of the fall foliage at various locations in Kelowna and I only uploaded these photos to my Instagram.
My most recent collection that I finished was Hello Spring and I documented the transition from winter to spring - the weather changing, the plants and trees budding and the wildlife coming out.
The Seasonal Puzzle
Sometimes it’s tricky organizing the seasonal puzzle before the seasons hits - the story, the name, the idea. I’m not going to lie often times the seasonal puzzle hits me when I am out photographing. However, this summer’s seasonal puzzle hit me when I was at Tim Hortons and I’m calling it Summer in the Okanagan.
Summer in the Okanagan - Idea, Layout, Goals
While I was getting my Dad and I Tim Hortons the other day I was waiting in line for my Iced Capps and I was admiring this photo they had on the wall. It was a bunch of kayakers on the lake, with this lush green forest in the back and a partially cloudy sky and I thought what a wonderful photo to depict summer. It then hit me like a lightening bolt in that moment to document what summer is like here in the Okanagan.
So from June to August I am going to work on Summer in the Okanagan.
The goals for this collection is to:
Document what it’s like here in the summer from my perspective and experience
In the companion article for this collection talk and reflect more about using Olympus for this body of work, features and lenses that I favored, and how I got my favourite shots
Seasonal Photography Activity
I want to encourage you to join me in this collection!
I understand that depending on where you live we experience the seasons at different times so if you are experiencing Winter instead of Summer maybe we call it - Winter in Sydney.
I will be uploading the occasional photo to my Instagram account and if you are too then let’s use the hashtag #seasonswhereilive.
As well, if you are interested in joining me in this collection give me a shout (my email is at the bottom of this post) because maybe we can cook up a way to showcase the photos afterward.
At the end of the season I’ll put all my photos under my Collections and write a companion article on the blog.
Final Thoughts
I’m really excited to work on this collection and share with everyone what summer is like in the Okanagan through my perspective and experience and I really hope some of you will join me!
Happy Photographing!
Beautifully Wander | Robynne Ikesaka
Email: hello@beautifullywander.com